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Men's and Women's Mountain Biking Ranked Third in the World
By Andy Lee // U.S. Cycling // April 18, 2007
Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 18, 2007)—The United States is ranked third in the world in both men’s and women’s cross country mountain biking according to the latest edition of the UCI rankings published on Monday.
In the men’s rankings, the United States is ranked third with 535 points behind Australia (705) and Canada (571).
In the women’s standings, the United States is ranked an extremely close third with 634 points behind Australia (640) and New Zealand (636).
Individually, Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./GT-Hyundai) is the highest-ranked American male in fourth place, while Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven) leads American women with a third-place ranking.
The UCI rankings are sure to see significant change following the first round of the UCI World Cup in Houffalize, Belgium this weekend where the world’s best cross country athletes will converge for competition for the first time in 2007.
International ranking points are the primary factor in determining how many start positions countries receive at the 2008 Olympic Games. A top-five nation’s ranking in the men’s standings will yield the maximum of three start positions, while a top-four ranking for the women will result in the maximum of two entries. A nation’s ranking will be determined by a combination of 2006 and 2007 rankings. At the end of 2006, the United States was ranked fourth in the men’s standings and sixth in the women’s standings.
2007 UCI Mountain Bike Rankings
April 17, 2007
Individual Men’s Rankings
1. Chris Jongewaard (AUS) 330
2. Geoff Kabush (CAN) 290
3. Jader Zoli (USA) 280
4. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.) 235
15. Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.) 151
19. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo.) 149
29. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont.) 112
33. Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass.) 108
43. Sam Jurekovic (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 91
57. Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va.) 76
85. Colin Cares (Boulder, Colo.) 60
218. Blake Harlan (Austin, Texas) 16
229. Ryan Trebon (Ventura, Calif.) 15
284. Barry Wicks (Corvallis, Ore.) 10
321. Carl Decker (Bend, Ore.) 8
Men’s Nation’s Rankings
1. Australia 705
2. Canada 571
3. United States 535
4. Italy 469
5. New Zealand 460
Individual Women’s Rankings
1. Francisca Campos Salas (CHI) 290
2. Tory Thomas (AUS) 260
3. Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass.) 260
5. Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho) 230
18. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo.) 144
27. Chloe Forsman (Tucson, Ariz.) 122
32. Willow Koerber (Horseshoe, N.C.) 120
50. Melanie Meyers (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 90
137. Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 30
158. Luis Elena Rodriguez Vasquez (Sunnyvale, Calif.) 20
178. Sue Haywood (Davis, W. Va.) 15
196. Shonny Vanlandingham (Durango, Colo.) 12
250. Zephanie Blasi (Sparks, Nev.) 6
Women’s Nation’s Rankings
1. Australia 640
2. New Zealand 636
3. United States 634
4. Chile 610
5. Spain 354
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